Google Meet Users Can Now Make Annotations During Presentations
Morrissey Technology – Google recently updated the Meet app with the ability to annotate during presentations. This new feature will be activated by default when users start presenting. An annotation itself is a note made by an author or other person to explain, comment on, or criticize the text of a literary work or other written material, according to the Big Indonesian Dictionary.
With this new annotation menu, users can access various tools such as pens, ink disappears, stickers, text boxes, and more now available in the Meet app. In addition to bringing this feature to Meet, Google Meet also makes it possible to assign co-annotators. To add a co-annotator, simply open the people panel or hover over the user’s video tile, select more options (three dots icon) and select the ‘Add as co-annotator’ option. According to Google, annotation and co-annotation features are available for the following editions of Google Workspace:
- Business Starter, Standard, and Plus
- Enterprise Starter, Standard, and Plus
- Frontline FOR4D Beginner and Standard
- Essentials, Enterprise Essentials, and Enterprise Essentials Plus
- Educational Standards, Plus, Enhanced Teaching & Learning
- Individual Customer Workspace
As a note, Android users can use annotations when they display their screen and select the Entire Screen option. Unfortunately, the shared annotation feature is not available for Android users, but will be added in a future update. On the other hand, iOS users cannot use annotations while presenting. However, they can use annotations if they are appointed as co-annotators by web users.
Regarding availability, Rapid Release domains will get the new features in the next two weeks, while Scheduled Release domains will have to wait until April 25 for the rollout FOR4D, which will take up to 15 days.